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August 2019 U.S. Passenger Airline Employment Data

The 21 U.S. scheduled passenger airlines employed 2.3% more workers in August 2019 than in August 2018:

August’s 449,550 full-time equivalents (FTEs) was the down from the previous month’s employment total July 2019 (449,907 FTEs) but was the highest FTE total for the month of August since 2002 (472,168 FTEs).

August was the 70th consecutive month that U.S. scheduled passenger airline FTEs exceeded the same month of the previous year.

The 21 U.S. scheduled passenger airlines employed 2.3% more workers in August 2019 than in August 2018:

  • August’s 449,550 full-time equivalents (FTEs) was the down from the previous month’s employment total July 2019 (449,907 FTEs) but was the highest FTE total for the month of August since 2002 (472,168 FTEs).
  • August was the 70th consecutive month that U.S. scheduled passenger airline FTEs exceeded the same month of the previous year.